Wales 43-19 Georgia
Date:
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Attendance: 33,580
Wales v Georgia Match Reports
Wales won their Rugby World Cup group and maintained an unbeaten march to the quarter-finals after beating Georgia 43-19 at Stade de la Beaujoire. Wing Louis Rees-Zammit scored three tries, while there were also touchdowns for prop Tomas Francis, full-back Liam Williams and centre George North. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Louis Rees-Zammit claims hat-trick of tries as Wales comfortably top group
- BBC: Wales top pool with bonus-point win over Georgia
- Guardian: Wales top Pool C after Rees-Zammit’s hat-trick sinks spirited Georgia
- Daily Mail: Louis Rees-Zammit scores hat-trick as Warren Gatland's side secure top spot in Pool C at the Rugby World Cup
- Sky Sports: Louis Rees-Zammit hat-trick carries Wales to fourth straight World Cup win
- South Wales Argus: Rees-Zammit scores hat-trick as Wales beat Georgia
- WRU: Hat-trick hero Louis makes it clean sweep for Wales in Nantes
Wales v Georgia - Match Highlights
Wales v Georgia - Match Stats
Wales (17) 43
Try: Francis (16'), L Williams (23'), Rees-Zammit (43', 67', 74'), North (80')
Conversion: Costelow (17', 24', 44', 69', 80'+1)
Penalty: Costelow (27')
Georgia (7) 19
Try: Sharikadze (35'), Karkadze (59'), Niniashvili (62')
Conversion: Matkava (36', 60')
Man of the match: Tommy Reffell (Wales)
Wales v Georgia - Team Line-ups
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Dewi Lake (Captain)
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Dafydd Jenkins
- 6 Aaron Wainwright
- 7 Tommy Reffell
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Sam Costelow
- 11 Rio Dyer
- 12 Nick Tompkins
- 13 George North
- 14 Louis Rees Zammit
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Henry Thomas
- 19 Christ Tshiunza
- 20 Taine Basham
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Dan Biggar
- 23 Mason Grady
Georgia Team
Forwards
- 1 Guram Gogichashvili
- 2 Shalva Mamukashvili
- 3 Beka Gigashvili
- 4 Nodar Cheishvili
- 5 Konstantine Mikautadze
- 6 Mikheil Gachechiladze
- 7 Beka Saginadze
- 8 Tornike Jalagonia
Backs
- 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze
- 10 Luka Matkava
- 11 Davit Niniashvili
- 12 Merab Sharikadze (Captain)
- 13 Giorgi Kveseladze
- 14 Akaki Tabutsadze
- 15 Lasha Khmaladze
Replacements
- 16 Vano Karkadze
- 17 Nika Abuladze
- 18 Irakli Aptsiauri
- 19 Vladimer Chachanidze
- 20 Giorgi Tsutskiridze
- 21 Gela Aprasidze
- 22 Tedo Abzhandadze
- 23 Demur Tapladze